Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-11-12
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER F. 1887
LOCAL NEWS.

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 Oa November 9th, King Soloman LoiSe of Free accepted MssoDs ni Tombstone will tender banquet to the Grand Master, grand officers, and repre- sents,ives of the Arizona Grand Lodge. Al grand tune IS anticipated.
 Hon. Geo. W. Brown, of the Florence Enterprise and Hon. J. O. Martin, of the Prescott Journal Miner, both capable newspaper men and representing live, nroyressive journals, are in the city to nsrtioipsts ID the Miles sword ceiebra- ton.
 The CITIZEN with pleasure sckuow!- edges She receipt ot the annual report O. the General Land Office, also copy ot of the Rules and Regulations on allot- ment ot lands etc, with the compliments off the Register and Receiver of the Tue son Land office.
 Msssrs. Frank Brownell and c. r. Ford. owners of the Chloride mine, sit- nate midway between the QIilotoa and Vekol camps, brough! in batch or ore to-day that sampled lS4 ounces. The chloride ledge IS about four feet vlde and IS liable to prove one on the oonan- gas of the country.
 A severe earthquake shock occurred at Pgntauo yesterday morning. The force cracked the depot buildings. When It IS taken into consideration that the builkings are of wood, sn estimate of its force can be imagined. It was also telt at potsl Wreck. out ID Q much lighter form. This is tne second shock felt as Pantsno within the past two weeks
 The Southern Pacific O 1mpsny will sell round-trip tickets from all points on thair line in Arizona to nl those Wno desire to attend the sword presentation for one Bnd-third the regular tsre. all who can, should avail themselves or the opportunity be present at tbis memoIa- ble event. The occasion should De made worthy of Arizona and the great soldier whom We intend to honor and 10 whom We owe so much.-StcckmAn-
 h view of hRving rented the old school building as sn Indian Industrial school the trustees have decided 10 consolidate all classes ID the new building. there be ing ample room for the several grades The weather is now cool and pleasant and the walk to the new building, the trustees think, will be rather benehcis than otherwise. When warm weather again sets in, other provisions VIII ot made,
 Judge W. Fl. and Mrs. Barnes have kindly offered their home to the Mile: sword presentation committee for a re csption to the distinguished general and visiting friends. Tue commitie, sttei appropriately scknovledgIDR the com pliment, signifed their acceptance, sDC on the night of the 10th inst. will give grand public reception to which ore 6nC all will be invited to call and pay thei respects to the general.
 Supt J. $. Noble has received wor' from H. T. Richards. superintendent the N. NJ. & A R. R., and Lawrenc Russel, superintendent of A. N. M R. R.. that their roads would sell rCunS trip tickets for the Miles celebration 0 one fare for the round trip. Supt. c. $ Masten, of the Maricops | PhenIx K. k informed Mir. Noble that they would sel tickets at one and one-tbird regula fare, same as the Southern Pacific.
 The people of Tucson will make th sword presentation to General Mile the occasion of 0 grand ovstlon Co tha distinguished officer, and delegation from all parts of the Territory will si tend. The formal presentation will tek place at 1. p. m,, next tuesday, to b followed by banquet In the evening The following night the Society of Ar zona Pioneers will hold a meeting s1, General Miles will be their honore' guest. Every one who can attend shoul, do so and show by their presence al sppreelation of the Generals services Il behalf of AriznnB.-Enterprise.
 Mir. William Ionkin, a we'll knoTl Gro Blanco cattle man, is ID the city o business. He brought ID couple c gold specimens taken out of the LII May mine. by Dr. Owen Noon, that CT beauties Although quite small the contain about an ounce of gold eact He also brought ID 8 couple of ounces o coarse gold taken out of the same claim Out of six pounds of quartz Mir. NOoi succeed ID banning out about S5O wortl of gold. The Lilly May ledge is sbou six inches in width and gives promise o being 8 most valuable property.
 Word comes up from Vekol of a won derful strike that was made few dBy B2u. The report says that chamber O ore was encountered in which one ma knocked down over fifty tons of ore ID stncle day that will mill over six hun dred dollars per ton. The Vekol ore always easily mined and there Is noth ing remarkable ID the amount knocked down, but the quantity of such phenOm enally rich ore is what sstOnIshes evel those who have always banked on ths wonderful propertY.-EDterprise.
 The death of J. D. RIttenhouse, or Frldsy night last, is announced. Mir Rittenhouse was one Ot the leading mer chants of Florence. A young, handsome wh0iesouled gentleman who had thu confidence and respect of the communItl and whose death has created deep ana wide spread sorrow. He was 2 native O the District of Columbis, but for man, years s resident of Arizona. He was member of the A. O. U. w., and alst of the Select Knights, in both of vbicl he was beneficiary member. He leGvei @ wife aud two children to mourn hil untImely taking off
 MT. J. W. Leek, of CrittendeD, is il the city having some sssaylng done O ore taken from his Bullion mines. FroIr Bullion No. l, two assays were made one of which welded S3S2Sl per ton the second Sl,567.69. From Bullion No 2 Sl336S was the result of the assay These returns are good enough for any one, and ss Mir. Leek has a good deal oI this ore the prospects are that he will be 6 rich man ID the near future. Mir. Leef will return home to-day and in the course of a week or SO will take his wife to California. For the past several months she has been quite Ill, but it if Co be hoped that the change will do her good.
 An excursion to PhenIx to witness the match game of base ball between the PhenIx nine and the two eastern clubs en route to California, who have agreed to stop off and try issue at the bat with the Garden City asnirants. IL